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Amicable Grant Resistance at Lavenham 1525

1525
Suffolk, England
Also known as: Lavenham rising 1525 · Suffolk tax revolt at Lavenham 1525
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Suffolk, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Suffolk clothworkers
Forces
Lavenham clothworkers c.1000–3000.
VS
Victor
Henry VIII (crown)
Forces
Crown forces c.50–200
Outcome
Several thousand weavers and clothworkers muster at Lavenham refusing to pay; Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk disperse crowd without bloodshed
The Battle

History & Significance

The Lavenham muster was the largest single assembly of the Amicable Grant resistance and forced Wolsey to abandon the illegal forced loan, marking a rare Tudor policy reversal.

Casualties & Losses

None; peaceful dispersal

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Amicable Grant Resistance at Lavenham 1525

Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Market cross
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Mound of Milden Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
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